Automatic sugar sacker



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E. H. MORAINE AUTOMATIC SUGAE'SACKEE Filed July s, 1922 s sheets-sheet 1jlmggmmlml ma@ a@ www "Oct. 2 1923. 11,469,673

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Oct. 2 1923. 1,469,673

i v E. H. MORAINE AUTOMATIC SUGAR" SACKER Filed July s, 1eme ssheets-sheet Patented (')ct.` 2, 1923.

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' n. Momma. or GUTHRIE, CENTER,- Iowa.,

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To all wlw-m. t may concern:- f

Be it known that I, Enza H; MORiAlNnga citizen of the United States,residing.l at

i Guthrie Center, in the county of Guthrie,

State of Iowa, have invented certain newy and useful Improvements inAutomatic Sugar Seekers, of Whichathe following is a description,reference being had to. ther accompanyingdrawing, andto. the figures ofreference mnrklf thereon.y

This invention relatestdevices in and sucking sugar. f

ne of the objeotso the invention is to provide a sanitary device forquickly and conveniently filling sacks .or other. receptacles with sugaror the liike.

Another object of this inventionresikles in providing a cabinetenclosing' the sugar bin, which bin is adapted to beiraisedinto theupper portion of the cabinet sothat re ccptacles can be plucedfmaplatform below the bin for filling, and is adapted tofbe lowered intothe base ofthelfoabinetfso that the bin can be reilleththe constructionben ing such thatl the platform supporting); the receptacles to befilled closes the .base of forx storthe bin duringreceptacletilling,.and alsoV Y' in a weighing device located' on the" cabinet andconstructed and arranged: solthat the bin can be connected to ordisconnected therefrom in order to weigh the contentsof thebin. i

These and other objects 4will inpanrt be obvious and will in-partbehereinafter more fully described. f v yReformingg now .moreparticulerlyVto the accompanying drawingsi-f k i y Figure l is a front elevation offmy' device; f fr Fig'. Q'is aside view thereof;1 f n "Rigi 3 is a sideIe1-ossA section -showingthe bin in lowered position` indottedlines;V v

Fig, 4 is a planview of the deviceyf` Fig. 5'is an 'enlargedsectionalrvievv" of 'the closure for the-nozzle of the y Fig. 6 is aplan \'iewjo"'tl ie' nozizle'shutcontrollingmechanism;ande f Figi? is asection taken onf the linefiif Referri `g novindetail tothe drawings',the device comprisesfa cebinetwma e 'of Woodfor sheet metalandincludegsfa .lorwe'r or baseporti'on 1v andfanluppertower. The

m22. sum1 N1. .intensa` base portion 1 is large enough to permit thetilting of the rbin forwardlyas shown in Figz in ordeivfto facilitateitsfilling. The. tower ofthe'binl is of such dimensions as to permit ythebi-nto ybe substantialh1 elevatedso that the bag or otherl receptaclecan be placed thereunder when it is desired Atoxfill thcsame.1Preferably the base of the bin projects vforwardly as at 3- to'yprovide a sort of a `shelf cl2-platform. The front-of the caibinet justabove thisy platform 3 is left open yas at 4: in order yto permit thesack or receptacles to be insertedunder the binor filling. .A suitablesupponting platel or platl'orm 5 1s providedwhich isadfalptedy to closeythe, upper portionof the base 1, and to-sup- .port the receptaclesimmediatelybeneath Vthe loin durlngthe fillingopelfation. l Any desiredtype of closure'may be utilized5pbut the ypreF Y.fearednrrnngement-V isshown clearly in 'lfignk Thcbin 7 inlay( be of anyffdesired shape vtoaccommodate, itselrf tothe vgeneral? cross sectional outline lof the.bin. At its lower end it isrprovided withainozzle 8,.inthe throat ofvwhichis located -an agita-tong for loosening the lumps 0f sugar,controlled by a suitable. handlew.` This .nozzle 8 yhas formed therein aslideway 1l` which is provided with* aV lateral extension 15J-lorsupporting-'the outer'end ofthe slide 13. This slidel 13'- controls thethroat or opening 1l of the nozzle.

with .ak gear 16 kony a lshatl carried by suitable bearings 1'8mountedonthe nozle The outer endl'ofthe slide v is provided withrackteeth -151wh'clilmesh of the bin; A crankv handle 19 enablesl theoperator` to run theslidelin or outtocut off thev discharge. aperturel1410i the nozzle of the binwhen it isdlesiredi tolpreventlthcfurtherd-isehai-geor` sugar.v Thebin is provided on itssideswithfspacedlugs QOand 2'1 whichkare'adaptedto run inguideways formed 'bywtracks 22yarranged* on opposite sides of the bin. The lowermostiportionof y thetrackas at 231 provides in connection with the lowermost flug f 211, a`stop, yto prevent lfurther 'loweringy ofthe kA similar const-ructionfmaykbe arranged at the topof the track, if desired; Adjjacentfits base`por-- tion,the track iszcut'rawayasftfQAnso that l of the swingingplatform 5.

the uppermost lug can pass therethrough to permit the forward tilting ofthe bin as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, Suitable mechanism isprovided for raising and lowering the bin, and to this end, the upperportion thereof is provided with a suitable lug Q4 on each side of whichis connected a cable passing over pulleys 26, 26 carried by the top ofthe bin and arranged at each end thereof.

The pulley QG is preferably a double pulley to receive the cable Acomingfrom the pulley arranged on the opposite side of the bin. These twocables then pass over the double pulley 2G and thence downwardly toadouble windlass 2T arranged on the side of the bin near the base. Thisdouble windlass is in turn driven by a gear 28 meshing with a smallergear 29 operated by a crank handle 30. A suitable hand controlled escapemechanism 3l is provided for controlling the operation of this windlass.The bin in its raising and lowering movements is adapted to control theoperation To this end, the cable 3Q is connected as at 33 to theplatform 5, and in turn is connected as at 34 to the lower portion ofthebin nozzle 8, so that when the bin is raised, the platform 5 islikewise raised. A suitable latch is also ln'ovided for holding theplatform 5 in its raised position. To this end, the latch 35 lis pivotedas at 3G to the back of the cabinet, the lower portion of the latchhaving a forwardly projecting tongue 37 which engages under the rear ofthe platform 5, the back of the cabinet being suitably apertured topermit the tongue 3T to pass therethrough. A spring 3S holds this latchin forward position. If desired. the latch may be provided with a camsurface 39 so that when the bin is lowered, the rear wallV of the binwill wipe against this cam surface and move the latch rearwardly todisengage it from the platform 5 whereby the platform will fall of itsown weight to downward position or will be positively forced downwardlyby the nozzle of the bin. In either event, the platform will swing tothe out-oftheway position so that the bin can be'lowered into the baseand tipped forwardly, in which position, the upper portion of the binwill be inclined forwardly so that it can be filled quite easily.

It is obvious that aly type of cover' may be provided for the outerportion of the bin. On the raising of the bin, the cable 32 will bringthe platform 5 back into closing position.

Any desired type of means may be provided for weighing the contents ofthis bin. To this end` the upper front part of the cabinet is providedwith any suit-able scale 40, and the upper portion df the tower isprovided with suitable mechanism whereby the bin may be connected to theweighing lever of the scale. In the construction illus trated, asuitable cross frame il, 42 is provided, which cross frame hasrearwardly extending side members 43 and 4i. the rear end of each beingprovided with a toe adapted to freely rest in brackets 46 attached tothe back of the cabinet tower. This bracket constitutes a pivotal pointabout which the cross frame may swing. This cross frame is provided atan intermediate point with a pivoted hook 4T pivoted as at the point 48to the cross frame and a downwardly depending arm 49 is rigidlyconnected to the pivotal point le. rod 50 connects to the lower portionof this arm 49, the rod 50 passing through the front of the cabinetwhere it is provided with a handle 5l. When the handle is pulled forwardly, the arm 49 is swung forwardly which in turn swings the hook 4Tabout its pivot 48 to engage under the uppermost lug 20 of the bin i',provided the hin is raised in its uppermost position. The bin thenlowered so that the weight of the bin is carried by the hook 4T andhence it will be seen that the weight of the bin thrown upon the crossframe 41, This cross frame is provided with a suitable connection 52 tothe control lever 51a of the `\veigh ing scale so that the downwardtipping of the cross frame will give the control 53 a proportionalmovement to .actu-ate the scale. lVhen it is desired to take the weightof the bin off the scale mechanism, the hin is raised to uppermostposition and the handle 5l is actuated to throw the hook il" rearwardly.

It will be obvious that with this type of device` the sugar can behandled in the most convenient way possible and with a maximum amount ofsanitation, inasmuch as the enclosing cabinet keeps out all dust anddirt. At the same time, the filled bin when raised to its uppermostposition provides a means for discharging just the amount of sugarrequired into the receptacle located below the same. The provision ofthe weighing scale permits the sugar to be conveniently and quicklyweighed before the filling operation.

It is manifest that many of the details of construction may be altered,and that the device illustratedis not to be limited to such exactconstruction, but may be varied within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure Vby Letters-Patent is f 1. In a device of the class described,the combination of a. cabinet.- a shiftable bin therein having an upperfilling opening and a. lower discharge spout, means for moving said binfromran upper discharge position to a lower filling position,` aplatform carried by and in the path of movement of said bin guidewaytherein, a bin having lugs operat' lng in lsaid guideway, said binhaving an upper-filling o ening and a lower discharge spout, means orshifting said bin from an upper discharging positionto a lower fillingposition, said guideway being constructed and arranged to permit thetilting of said bin whenin lowered position to facilitate its filling.

3. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a cabinethaving a forwardl extending open top base portion and a vert callyextending tower, a bin movable in' said cabinet from said tower intosaid base portion to permit said bin to discharge in the former positionand to be filled in the latter position, a base closing and receptaclesupporting plate hinged to saidl cabinet at ther junction of said baseand tower andadapted to swing from a horizontal position in whichitcloses the open top of the-cabinet base and supports a receptacle to befilled, to a downward position into the base to permit the lowering ofthe bin into the base. 1

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a cabinet having a tower and .c

nection between said bin and lid for raising the latter onV the raisinof the bin, anda latch adapted to lock sald lid in closed position, saidlatch being releasable on the lowering of said bin to permit thelid toswing out of the way on the lowering of the bin.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cabinethaving a towerand a horizontallyA extending open top base, a

Ationed in said tower, and means constructed" and arranged to cause saidlid to shift on thek lowering of said bin whereby said bin may bepositioned within said base for filling` ,n l

6. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a cabinethaving a tower, and a. base, a bin in said cabinet having an f upperfilling opening andl a lower discharglng nozzle, meansfor raising saidbin into said tower to permit the 'discharge of contents of said binAand for lowering said `bin into said base to fill the same, and meansfor weighing said bin and contents when in raised position. ,c y f 7. Ina device of the class described, a cabinet, a bin thereinmeans forshifting said bin from raised discharging position to' lowered ffillingyposition, weighing mechanism carried by said cabinet, and meansconnecting said bin to said weighing mechanism in raised position forweighing the latter.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ELzA `H. MORAINE.

bin, means for moving the bin in said cabl

